Imran Munshi is the Global Market Segment Leader for the consumer markets and bio-polymer platform within Dow Packaging & Specialty Plastics. He is responsible for driving the transformational efforts globally for cosmetics, hot melt adhesives and the bio-polymers portfolio, and across the EMEA region for footwear ensuring long-term sustainable growth, whilst providing strategic direction to the team.
After seven years working within the polyurethane industry with Vita & Trelleborg Offshore, Imran joined Dow in 2007 in Polyurethane R&D, where he was responsible for driving and implementing a number of innovation projects. Since then he has held several technical and commercial positions within polyurethanes, and elastomers businesses in Dow, before being appointed to his current role.
Based in Horgen, Switzerland, Imran holds a Master’s degree in Petrochemical & Hydrocarbon Chemistry from UMIST and a PhD in Polymer Science & Technology, from the University of Manchester in the UK.